Updated on: August 28, 2025 02:02 am IST
However, this monsoon has added an additional layer of anxiety after deciding to scrap 11% duty on the import of raw cotton by 30 September.
The cotton belt of India is busy in Vidarbha, the monsoon months of July and August. In the districts of Western Fatebh in Maharashtra, farmers planted a cotton crop in the winter months of November-December, preparing them for the crop. Despite the frequent indebtedness and news of farmers who end their lives, the region remains the capital of informal cotton in India, which supplies about 25% of India’s 30 million -32.5 million lumps production. In the state, about 4.08 million hectares are under cotton production.
